a little help with my ts-h943 drive

[teapot]

i have a msi mb,  via 8237 chip set.

when frist turned on.   when it dectects the drive it says none,    only the flopy and samy are on, all other ide are turned off.

when in the boot disc, i typed this....


A:\>mtkflash r backup.bin

then mtkflash buy joseph lin (ver  1.83)
please wait......

drive scaned:
1: ide sec master
2: via 8237 pri master

chose one drive:

when i chose 1....   port: 170, master/slave  : a0
when i chose 2....   port: fc00, master/slave : a0


it hangs for a long time.  longer than 10 mins.



what could i do,, or should do, to get my firm red for up date.   


thanks for any help that u could provide.

[Dzgx216]

You could read the forums for about an hour and find your answer in there.  The threads dealing with this are very popular of late.  You'll most likely have to hexedit your mtkflash file to have the right ports. (All sata controllers of the same chipset are not created equal it seems).  Read up, learn and apply.

[Dr2006]

A:\>mtkflash r backup.bin

Try the command:

mtkflash m /r backup.bin

and use the tutorial from xbox-scene.com

[teapot]

on the hex edit part. my # is the same for via8237 set.   now the io might be differnt.  i can put them on here to see what my 8 would be.  beings that they have letters. iam not sure.  i dont know hex edit.


on the mtkflash m /r backup.bin.   i got the green light to flash, but got an err:  fail to open input file.  flash type:  sst (sst395f0200).   i cant get it do it agian though. still the same as before, hangs.  tried two differnt ways,  box before pc,  box off untill ready for flash.

not sure what else to do.

[Dr2006]

on the hex edit part. my # is the same for via8237 set.   now the io might be differnt.  i can put them on here to see what my 8 would be.  beings that they have letters. iam not sure.  i dont know hex edit.


on the mtkflash m /r backup.bin.   i got the green light to flash, but got an err:  fail to open input file.  flash type:  sst (sst395f0200).   i cant get it do it agian though. still the same as before, hangs.  tried two differnt ways,  box before pc,  box off untill ready for flash.

not sure what else to do.

Are you using a hex edited mtkflash or the original?

[teapot]

i tryed both.  not sure if the edited one is right though.

[Dr2006]

i tryed both.  not sure if the edited one is right though.

Fail to open input file, is usually an error associated with the floppy.  You might give another floppy a try to rule it out.

[teapot]

tryed two more floppys. no good. 

are there any more options.   do u want my io ports just in cause there is a differnce.

[Dr2006]

tryed two more floppys. no good. 

are there any more options.   do u want my io ports just in cause there is a differnce.

You can try the original hotswap method using a sata HD.  If you don't have a sata HD you can use your 360 HD.  After the HD is recognized before you run the dump command, perform the hotswap.

[dc_away]

i have the 8237 chipset on my soyo (kt600) board. only way i could get it to work right is:

 1) boot to floppy (w/ mtkflash, and the mtkflash.typ)
 2) type mtkflash  r /m orignal.bin (no dont press enter yet)
 3) unplug sata cable from 360, and turn on xbox 360
 4) plug in sata cable to your mobo and press enter

NOTE: connect a ground wire from your 360 chasis to your pc chasis before you do anything !

 also, you dont have to disconnect your hdd(s) or dvd(s) although its not a bad idea

[teapot]

i tryed that method and only was able to get the box to flash green.    then said err;  something   something....


i want to chose the option drive 2 right, with via8237 pri master. 


heres my io port #s just incase.  pin is the same.  0611 4931

fc00-fc07
f800-f8o3
f400-f407
f000-f003
ec00-ec0f
e800-e8ff


i read some where the ports dont matter, but maybe they do in my case.   thanks for the help.

[Dr2006]

i tryed that method and only was able to get the box to flash green.    then said err;  something   something....


i want to chose the option drive 2 right, with via8237 pri master. 


heres my io port #s just incase.  pin is the same.  0611 4931

fc00-fc07
f800-f8o3
f400-f407
f000-f003
ec00-ec0f
e800-e8ff

i read some where the ports dont matter, but maybe they do in my case.   thanks for the help.

I disconnected every drive except the 360 and floppy.  This made the 360 my primary master (option1).

Did you try both the hex edited and non-edited mtkflash on the above method. 
If your computer recognizes the drive and you are unable to read the flash it must be mtkflash. 
Did you download it, or hex edit it yourself.

[teapot]

i did the edit my self.  the frist 8 are the same as mine, not sure about the io ports.   i tryed 00fc-00f4.  ill try disconecting everything but flopy and box.   i hope it works.

i read pushing eject on drive helps to, so ill try that.

[teapot]

alright, its working now.


i did the wait until pc is at the comand promt, then turn box on, and type mtkflash r backup.bin.    and the mtkflash w xtreme.bin.


it works better than before now.    used pionner 110d  with 1.22 rversion and havent done a coster yet.

thanks for the help everybody.

[Dr2006]

mtkflash m /r backup.bin

Oops, its mtkflash r /m backup.bin (or orig.bin)

[mupepe]

Had the same problem. That is the tutorial I used. It works. I used the edited mtkflash but I think it is not necessary:

" After 3 nights of trying to flash my sammy using my Via 8237 chipset, i finally did it. I had Hex edited my MTKFlash more times than i can remember, and none of it made any difference.

I was getting port errors and Staus = 50 should be 71. This was really getting on my tits, but i didnt give up. I found a method that worked.

I booted my floppy boot disc, I turned on my 360 using the eject BEFORE i typed any command, i used the MTKFLASH r /m /sata orig.bin command to read my original firmware. i pressed enter, my sata chipset was showing in option 3 ( If it doesnt show first time, just press F3 and press enter) , i turned off my 360 and then pressed number 3 on my pc, DOS reported a port error, i waited 10 seconds and the powerd up my 360 using the eject, at this point my original firmware started backing up my firmware onto my floppy. NOTE - I DID NOT dissable or remove my ide before doing this.

Once my ORIG.BIN was backed up onto floppy i created an x32.bin using the latest Xtreme32 software.
Copied my x32.bin to my floppy, rebooted my pc and used the MTKFLASH w /m x32.bin to flash using the same method as above

I did uae a modified VIA mtk flash which can be found here http://rapidshare.de/files/22716234/mtk183c_VIA.rar.html
Im not sure if it really made much difference, but its there if you wanna try.

I hope this helps anyone with a Via 8237 chipset who has been experiencing the same problems i had.

Good luck "